Re: [OT: m r ducks] Re: pdf readers

[Peter Hugosson-Miller <pehu@im.se>]

nori heikkinen wrote:

> on Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:27:02PM +0200, David Fokkema insinuated:
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> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 04:14:44PM -0500, Kent West wrote:
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> > > David Fokkema wrote:
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> > > > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 02:20:28PM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote:
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> > > > > I always heard it as:
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> > > > > M R ducks
> > > > > M R not ducks
> > > > > O S A R
> > > > > C D E D B D wings?
> > > > > Y I B! M R ducks!
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> i used to have a whole illustrated book of these when i was little ...
> this one was the best, though.
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> > > > Yes, it is. But people filter on OT, so I risk myself getting involved
> > > > in an OT thread (again). What is this all about? I can't make anything
> > > > out of this. Care to explain?
> > > >
> > > >        
> > > Them are ducks.
> > > Them are not ducks.
> > > O yes they are.
> > > See the itty-bitty wings?
> > > Why, I be! Them are ducks!
> > >      
> > Next time I read things like this, I will pronounce them first, ;-)
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> speaking of which ... if you read french, check out "Mots D'Heures:
> Gousses, Rames" -- my favorite therein being "Un Petit d'Un Petit":
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> Un petit d'un petit
> S'e'tonne aux Halles
> Un petit d'un petit
> Ah! degre's te fallent
> Indolent qui ne sort cesse
> Indolent qui ne se mčne
> Qu'importe un petit d'un petit
> Tout Gai de Reguennes. 
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> </nori>
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Yes, that's one of my favourites too!

Humpty Dumpty
Sat on a wall
... etc, etc.

Any Swedish readers care to try this one:

å i åa ä e ö

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